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OSHA
required all lift truck operators to be certified
for safety and ability. Western Truck School provides
OSHA-approved training each week at campuses in West Sacramento, San Diego, and
Turlock.
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Mobile
Equipment Operator's Certification
This course is designed for inexperienced operators
who wish to learn the practical and safe operation of
a forklift. Class size shall be limited to six students
at a time. Classroom instruction in the principles,
theory and regulations related to forklift operation
and includes a review of all equipment requirements,
warnings, precautions, hazards and principles. Hands-on
operation learning controls and instrumentation, power
plant inspection, operation and maintenance, techniques
for steering and maneuvering, visibility limitations,
refueling, load manipulation (stacking and unstacking),
equipment capacity and stability and operation in narrow
aisles or other restricted areas is provided. Upon observation
and evaluation by an instructor trained in certification,
each student shall receive a Mobile Equipment Operator's
Certification.
Mobile
Equipment Operator's Recertification
This course is designed for experienced operators who
require recertification of operation skills and principles.
The course is approximately two to four hours in length
and includes review, testing, and hands-on training by an instructor trained in certification that will
evaluate the operator's proficiency in safe and effective
operation.
Equipment
Training at the Forklift Certification Center will be
conducted on sit-down counter-balance, powered lift
truck equipment.
Note
The course is recognized in the United States by
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as
meeting its standard 1910-178(1) and recognized in Canada
by Labour Canada as meeting the standard of Canadian
Material Handling Regulations SOR/72/-288. In addition,
the National Safety Council has approved these courses.
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